Sujet
Carved Bowl, 1200-300 BC. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Carved Bowl, 1200-300 BC. Containers made of translucent white travertine, known among the later Aztecs as tecali , are rare in Olmec artistic production. The shape of this elegant example, its rim pinched inward at the center, may refer to a squash. The meaning of the deeply carved abstract motifs, which retain traces of red pigment, is unknown. The bowl is said to have been found in a burial cache that included an Olmec figurine, a hematite mirror, and jade ornaments in Guerrero, Mexico.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F74_423
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
82,3Mo (4,1Mo) / 56,3cm x 36,6cm / 6648 x 4328 (300dpi)